Lettering-guide.



PATENT'ED Nov. 13, 1906.

I R. HANSSEN. LETTERING GUIDE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 21,1905.

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R. HANSSEN. LETTERING GUIDE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21,1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application filed June 21,1905. Serial No. 266,268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REINERT HANssEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Frankford, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in LetteringGuides, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in lettering-guide, and has for its object to provide a device which will do away with the tedious and difficult work of constructing the letters and words to be written on typographic, architectural, mechanical, or other drawings, and mechanically to obtain perfect lettering on plans in a fraction of the time usually employed for their construction by the old methods.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of one of the type plates used in my invention; Fig. 2, a crosssection of the same on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1; Fig. 3, a plan view of one of the end weights used in my invention; Fig. 4, across-section of Fig. 3 on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a plan view of the typeholder, a portion of the same being broken away to shorten it Fig. 6, a cross-section of the holder, taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7, a perspective view of my invention, showing how a pantograph is used in connection therewith.

My letter-guide is adapted to be used in connection with a pantograph, and each letter or character is formed on a separate plate A, the outlines of the letter or character being depressed in the upper surface of the plate, as represented at B, and the tracingpoint is adapted to travel in the groove D, forming the outlines of the letter orcharacter represented upon the plates A. These plates are held within a holder 0 and are held in alinement by the upturned edges D there being one character or letter to each plate A, and these plates are made of such a width as to properly space the letters, the

.these characters or letters being letters being placed side by side between the upturned edges D of the holder and resting upon the flat bottom plate D of the holder.

E designates weights, also adapted to fit 6 between the upturned edges D of the holder, and there are two of these weights, which are adapted to be forced against the end typeplates, and thus hold all of the type-plates in contact with one another. The holder is 6 provided with a series of holes F, formed through the bottom plate D, these holes all being in a straight line, and a line G is drawn upon thetop of the bottom plate D longitudinally, and this line is in alinement with the center of the holes F. Thus the holder can be placed upon a straight line upon the plan, as the line drawn upon the plan can be viewed through the openings F, and the line represented upon the holder can be placed in alinement at each end with the line upon the plan, and thus the reproduction of the letters in the holder will be upon a straight line. Thus in order to letter any drawing it is only necessary to select the proper type-plates, place them in the holder, force the weights E up against each end of the type-plates, then secure the holder in the properposition, and then by using a pantograph the tracing-point need only be, caused to follow the outlines of the letters or characters, and said letters or characters will then be reproduced upon the drawing either enlarged or reduced, as occasion may require. These letters may either be upon a slant, as shown in Fig. 7, or the sides may be made ver tical, as shown in Fig. 1. When the letters are slanted, of course the contacting edges of the weights E will also be slanted to correspond; but when the letters are straight, as shown in Fig. 1, the contacting edges of the weights will also be straight or vertical.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pantograph, with a plurality of type-plates all of the same length having characters or letters represented. upon the upper surface thereof, the outlines of formed by depressed grooves in which the tracing-point I of the pantograph is adapted to travel, a holder consisting of a flat plate provided upon each side with upturned edgesbetween which the type-plates are adapted to fit, two 1 weights fitting between the upturned edges of the holder and adapted to be forced against each end of the row of type-plates and hold the same in position, the bottom plate of the holder being provided with a series of openings or holes formed through the same, all arranged in a straight line, a line drawn upon the upper surface of the bottom plate longitudinally and intersecting all of the holes on the same plane, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination, a holder having oppo site edges provided with flanges, plates adapted to fit between the flanges of the holder, means for holding the plates against movement, said holder being provided with a series of perforations in alinement.

3. In combination, a holder having opposite edges provided with flanges, plates adapted to fit between the flanges of the holder, means for holding the plates against movement, said holder being provided with a series of perforations in alinement, said holder having a line thereon intersecting the openings on the same plane.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afflXed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

REINERT HANSSEN.

I/Vitnesses:

ROBERT E. ERWIN, S. W. FOULKROD. 

